chest tube care Questions and Answers (100%
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what can the chest tube drain? [ Ans: ] air, fluid, or blood
what does bubbling in the water-seal chamber indicate [
Ans: ] leak
what reflects changes in pressure in the water seal
chamber [ Ans: ] tidling
what are the two types of suction control [ Ans: ] oasis
(dry) and ocean (wet)
maintain patency of the drainage system by keeping
tubing what? [ Ans: ] loosely coiled and taping
connections
nurses need to observe for what? [ Ans: ] tidaling, air
leaks, and fluid
what is SUBQ emphysema and where is it most commone [
Ans: ] air in tissue under the skin, most common in chest
and neck
should you milk or strip a chest tube [ Ans: ] NO
what type of dressing will be over a chest tube insertion
site [ Ans: ] sterile, occlusive, petroleum jelly
can you elevate the chest tube above the chest [ Ans: ] NO
Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
what can the chest tube drain? [ Ans: ] air, fluid, or blood
what does bubbling in the water-seal chamber indicate [
Ans: ] leak
what reflects changes in pressure in the water seal
chamber [ Ans: ] tidling
what are the two types of suction control [ Ans: ] oasis
(dry) and ocean (wet)
maintain patency of the drainage system by keeping
tubing what? [ Ans: ] loosely coiled and taping
connections
nurses need to observe for what? [ Ans: ] tidaling, air
leaks, and fluid
what is SUBQ emphysema and where is it most commone [
Ans: ] air in tissue under the skin, most common in chest
and neck
should you milk or strip a chest tube [ Ans: ] NO
what type of dressing will be over a chest tube insertion
site [ Ans: ] sterile, occlusive, petroleum jelly
can you elevate the chest tube above the chest [ Ans: ] NO
